PRIYA NARANG ELLIOTT, 37

Now making her mark on the marketer side, Priya Narang Elliott started showing her star luster 10 years ago on the agency side. At the time, she was part of the Arnold Communications team that landed the $200 million VW account. Ms. Elliott was recruited to run all of BMW's media at DeWitt Media. And later, she became associate publisher of Vogue. Now 37, Ms. Elliott is VP-global media at Citibank National Association. "I've worked and helped launch brands that have taken off as part of pop culture," Ms. Elliott says, referring to the launch of the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards and BMW Films. "She's so smart and so fast, she can take your breath away," says Terry McDonell, managing editor of Sports Illustrated, which does business with Citibank. Citibank N.A. * VP-global media * Career path takes her from agencies to magazine to banking